Vibha Varshney

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Associate Editor, Down To Earth. She joined the magazine in 2000 and has written extensively on health and science issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany

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COVID-19 vaccines: India’s 2021 challenge

India has enhanced its global standing by supplying COVID-19 vaccines to rich and poor countries alike. It must now scale up its manufacturing by …

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COVID-19 vaccines: Waiting for advantage India

Indian firms face the tall order of ramping up production to meet increased demand here and abroad

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COVID-19 vaccines: India needs to rise

India has to work hard to defend its position as the global hub of vaccine production

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COVID-19 Challenge 2021: How does the world overcome vaccine shortage

The pharmaceuticals industry must come together to ensure all adults are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus; …

Health|Communicable Disease

कोविड-19 चुनौती-2021: भारत के लिए वैक्सीन की राह आसान नहीं

वैक्सीन की बढ़ी मांग को पूरा करने के लिए भारतीय कंपनियो�…

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COVID-19 vaccines: Is foreign good for India

The decision to allow foreign vaccines in India may not take plug the current shortage

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Get your own vaccine

Down To Earth filed an RTI application to find out the reason of vaccine shortage in India. The response revealed how a plan to promote private …

Africa

COVID-19 mystery: What are the reasons for Africa's low casualties

Researchers are trying to identify the causes behind low incidence of the novel coronavirus disease on the continent

Health|Communicable Disease

कोविड-19 चुनौती-2021: भारत को उठना होगा

भारत को खुद की पहचान वैक्सीन उत्पादन का वैश्विक हब के रू�…

Health|Communicable Disease

कोविड-19 चुनौती-2021: वैक्सीन की कमी से कैसे उबरेगा विश्व

दुनियाभर में कोविड वैक्सीन की कमी देखी जा रही है। इस चुन�…

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Lateral Thoughts: Healthy ageing was never so attractive

Accessing COVID-19 vaccine is logistically difficult for the old and sick

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Lateral Thoughts: Mix and match research

We still need to find the best vaccination protocol

Food|Recipe

आहार संस्कृति: यह साग है कुछ खास

अगर चने का नर्म साग सर्वसुलभ हो जाए तो इस पौष्टिक आहार को…

Food

Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste

We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management

Food

The science behind the art of cooking

Cooking is an art, most would say. However, at its root, cooking is a form of chemical engineering, writes Krish Ashok in his recent book, Masala …

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COVID-19 variants vs vaccines: How it works and what to expect

How the entry of the new variants impacts the global efforts to curb the pandemic

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‘COVID-19 India reproduction number exceeds 1’

Expert tracking novel coronavirus reproduction number flags surge in cases

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Lateral thoughts: The price of vaccine

One more reason to improve public health system: the private health sector is not equipped to vaccinate rural India

Food

Sour saga of chana saag: Easier access to tender chickpea greens can promote this nutritious food

BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside

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Lateral Thoughts: We are dealing with a genius virus

The nuts and bolts of virus variants and why SARS-CoV-2 is different from other vaccine preventable viral diseases

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It’s taken roots: COVID-19 may soon turn endemic in many countries

India may be among endemic places; risk of the number of immune inidividuals dropping below a threshhold will remain

Environment

Lateral thoughts: Holiday plans in quandary

The Chamoli disaster could affect tourism and economy, already battered by COVID-19 pandemic

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WHO team’s quest to trace COVID-19’s origins in China draws a blank

It, however, concluded that SARS-CoV-2 could not have leaked from a research lab

Food

The fiery flavours of stem pepper

The pepper species, relatively unexplored, is restricted to a few pockets in West Bengal

Health

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news

Adverse reactions are part and parcel of vaccination. We can know about safety of COVID-19 vaccines being used in India only after people receive …

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